Police Seize Crack

N.y. Man Arrested

HAMPTON — Police confiscated 83 vials of crack cocaine from a New York man who allegedly had been selling the drugs in the Pine Chapel housing area Wednesday night.

After his arrest at Roberts Road and Knickerbocker Circle, police learned the suspect, Michael S. Hinton, 21, of Brooklyn, N.Y., is wanted for robbery in Brooklyn, Detective Capt. R.E. Bingman said Thursday.

Bingman said officers from the Special Investigations Unit estimated that the vials, which collectively weighed about an ounce and were being sold for $15 apiece, had a total value of about $1,200.

Police have not seen large amounts of crack cocaine on the Peninsula, Bingman said, making the arrest significant. "It's something we don't like to see."

Hinton was carrying about $40 when arrested, Bingman said, an indication that business had been slow. The arrest came at about 7:45 p.m.

Bingman said Hinton initially gave police a false name. When Hinton's name was fed into a computerized record of fugitives and convicted felons from across the country, it showed him wanted for robbery in Brooklyn, Bingman said.

"We'll be contacting New York authorities ... once we get through with him down here," he said.

Hinton was charged with possession of cocaine, interfering with a police officer and being a fugitive. He is being held without bond.